Yesterday, the Optics Colloquium Speaker was Todd Gustavson, the curator of the Technology Collection at George Eastman Museum.
We were very happy for him to be invited by the department. In fact, we also had decided to invite Todd since the beginning of the fall semester, and when I called him he replied that he has been already asked to give a talk by the Institute. Perfect! (Less work on our end)
In order to reward as much as possible our members, after the presentation we raffled three copies of Todd’s book “Camera, a history of photography from daguerreotype to digital“. The lucky winners were Daniel Brooks, Ashan Ariyawansa and James Feeks.
Now, stay tuned for the next event, which will be the visit of George Eastman Museum and Vaults guided by Todd himself. The vaults are where the Technology Collection is stored, and is not usually open to the public. We will cover the cost of the ticket, so you will also be able to visit the entire museum. This will be a member-only activity.
We have not finalized the date yet, but we will let you know as soon as possible.
Ciao!
